Marc, Happy to, but I'm not sure what "chart" is being referred to. The Sun Academic Initiative can be reviewed at:
http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/programs/sai/ There we state "As part of this program, non profit institutions (not individuals) become authorized, enabling those institutions to deliver training on Sun technologies to their faculty, staff and students. In addition, faculty, staff and students can obtain free access to selected online courses through the Sun Learning Center." Jeff - pls advise as to the "chart" that you are referring to. I don't see an issue on the surface with your participation in the Sun Academic Initiative if that is what we are talking about. Regards, Dave Marc Hamilton wrote: >Jeff, >Sun absolutely supports community adult education programs like yours. >The wording on the chart you refer to was meant to indicate that these >programs are not available to for profit technical training centers. > >Dave - can you take a look and see how we can change the wording >referred to below. >Thanks > >Marc Hamilton, Client Solutions Director >Sun Microsystems Global Education and Research >Phone: 310-607-2450 >http://blogs.sun.com/marchamilton > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jeff Forsythe, Sr." <forsythe303 at adelphia.net> >Date: Sunday, June 19, 2005 10:00 am >Subject: [edu-discuss] Adult Education Centers > > > >>I read about the support Sun provides to acedemia. The No Cost >>Resources were particularly of interest and I recommend checking >>them out. However, I have a question about the support. Does Sun >>provide any assistance or support to those of us in Adult >>Education? I am in charge of Computers and Office Skills Training >>(COST) at Adult Community Education, a division of Canton City >>Schools (Canton, OH). We are accredited through NCA, just like >>colleges and universities in our area, but we offer certificate >>programs not degrees. Sun's No Cost Resources seem to discount >>Adult Education. The chart specifically shows "degree granting" >>post-secondary and K-12 institutions as those eligible for certain >>resources. >>We provide customized workforce development for area employers and >>their staff as well as for job-seekers, by providing them with high- >>quality education in technology. We are absolutely committed to >>the development and delivery of technology education. I would hope >>that Sun would want to make their offers available to organizations >>such as ours and others like us across the state and the nation. >>We are professional, we are non-profit, we have the ability to >>offer financial aid (such as Pell grants) to our students, and we >>are accredited by the same body that accredits the K-12 and Post- >>Secondary schools. >> >>My interest is more than just for the furthering of my institution. >>I am also the newly elected President of the COST taxonomy for the >>Ohio Association of Customized Training Specialists (OACTS) and >>would love to report at our Fall meeting that Sun is supporting our >>efforts.This message posted from opensolaris.org >>_______________________________________________ >>edu-discuss mailing list >>edu-discuss at opensolaris.org >> >> >>
